Committee chairman Manjinder Singh Sirsa mentioned the reproduction of the Golden Temple being constructed by the South MCD in a park in Punjabi Bagh was “broken down” by members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee because it was in opposition to the tenets of Sikhism.
The 8.5-acre Bharat Darshan Park has replicas of 17 widespread monuments from throughout the nation, together with the Mysore Palace, Charminar and Khajuraho Temple. These are comprised of scrap supplies.
The replicas listed here are made utilizing scrap waste like autos, followers, rods, iron sheets, and nuts and bolts which can be gathering mud in municipal outlets. (specific photograph)
Posting a video, which exhibits the dome of the construction being lifted utilizing a crane, Sirsa tweeted: “As assured to the sangat, Team DSGMC has taken up the dismantling of the replica of Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar. Has started the work, which was built in Punjab Bagh Park for tourism purpose. We are united to raise our voice and take action against any kind of disrespect to the sanctum sanctorum of Sikhs.”
Speaking to The Indian Express, he mentioned: “More than 30 members of the committee in addition to volunteers reached the positioning on Monday after they got here to know concerning the improvement on Sunday. The MCD workers additionally supported us in demolition of the construction as I had spoken to a senior officer of the company and expressed my objection.
“Sikhism principles do not allow religious replication anywhere. The sanctity of the place cannot be maintained at such places. What if tomorrow someone starts worshiping here or enters the place with shoes. Inside such a framework there are set principles which have to be followed,” he mentioned.
However, South MCD Mayor Mukesh Suryan hit out at Sirsa and mentioned that he was unnecessarily politicizing the matter: “As of now, the work is stalled however the challenge has not been postponed. We will speak to different seniors and discovered folks from the Sikh group to seek out out if that is allowed. We haven’t any intention of wounding anybody’s sentiment so no matter they are saying will likely be adopted.”
He claimed that Sirsa was solely making an attempt to achieve political mileage from this: “There are replicas like this elsewhere too, made with the intention of showing children and people of the rich diversity of our country.”
However, Akali Dal Delhi president and DSGMC normal secretary Harmeet Singh Kalka mentioned the SDMC commissioner has “assured us that the dismantling process has been started and in a few days, it will be completely replaced”.
In January final yr, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had laid the muse stone of the park with the theme ‘Unity in Diversity’.
Developed on a six-acre plot, it is going to have replicas of Charminar, Gateway of India, Konark Temple, Nalanda Ruins, Mysore Palace, Meenakshi Temple, Hawa Mahal, Hampi Ruins, Victoria Memorial, Sanchi Stupa, Gol Gumbaz, Ajanta Ellora Caves, amongst others. amongst different websites. The challenge is prone to be accomplished this yr.
Through this challenge, SDMC seeks to broaden its scope of the idea of “Waste to Wealth” as an emblem of its ‘Waste to Wonder Park’ at Sarai Kale Khan. The latter, which homes replicas of well-known monuments from world wide and is manufactured from steel and different industrial scrap, is a serious vacationer attraction in Delhi.
The complete challenge of Punjabi Bagh Park is estimated to price round Rs 18-20 crore. The replicas listed here are made utilizing scrap waste like autos, followers, rods, iron sheets and nuts and bolts that are gathering mud in municipal outlets. All the monuments could have good lighting, the park could have a 1.5 km walkway and a youngsters’s play space.
Among different options, it is going to have panorama designs similar to waterfalls, fountains, ponds; Amphitheater for cultural occasions; a meals court docket providing main cuisines of India; audio tour; and cultural performances and pictures stalls, an official mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
